1 Introduction 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Theoretical approach 3
1.3 Purpose of the study 4
1.4 Methodology and data collection 5
1.5 Outline of the book 7
2 Literature Review of English Influence on MSC 9
2.1 Introduction 9
2.2 Historical retrospect 10
2.3 Previous research on lexical borrowing 15
2.4 Previous research on morphological borrowing 20
2.5 Previous research on syntactic borrowing 21
2.6 Language attitudes toward English impact on MSC 25
3 Language Contact and Related Theories 32
3.1 Introduction 32
3.2 Broader perspective on language contact 34
3.3 Definition and types of contact-induced language change 38
3.4 Outcomes of language contact 40
3.5 Lexicalization and grammaticalization 49
3.6 An analytic model of contact-induced language change 62
4 Lexical Influence of English on MSC 69
4.1 Introduction 69
4.2 Types of English loan words 70
4.3 Lexico-semantic influence of English on MSC 92
4.4 Summary 97
5 Morphological Influence of English on MSC 101
5.1 Introduction 101
5.2 Morphological analysis of Chinese morphemes 101
5.3 Morphological enrichment in MSC 106
5.4 Summary 137
6 Syntactic Influence of English on MSC 140
6.1 Introduction 140
6.2 Shifts in word categories 140
6.3 Shifts in sub-categories 160
6.4 Word order change 176
6.5 Use of conjunctions and prepositions 199
6.6 Summary 212
7 Conclusion 215
7.1 Introduction 215
7.2 Summary of findings 215
7.3 Limitations of this study 222
7.4 Implications of this study 223
7.5 Suggestions for further studies 225
Bibliography 227